Posted in Film Honors

Film Honors: 1991

My own personal choices for the year. They reflect not just necessarily what I think is the best or essential cinema, but perhaps resonate with…

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Posted in Film Honors

Film Honors: 1992

My own personal choices for the year. They reflect not just necessarily what I think is the best or essential cinema, but perhaps resonate with…

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Posted in Acting Characters Women

60 Kick-Ass Female Film Characters – Part VIII

These women and girls represent the sly, and clever. They are humanitarian, or an upholding of family values. They are, at a very young age,…

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Posted in Awards Season

European Film Awards – 1st Phase

Another awards event that ought to have much more impact, or at least attention, on the great big awards season is the European Film Awards….

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Film Independent Spirit Awards Nominations

The Film Independent Spirit Awards not only signals the dawn of the ensuing awards season, it also finds a way to honor the story-telling and…

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Film Honors: 2012

My own personal choices for the year. They reflect not just necessarily what I think is the best or essential cinema, but perhaps resonate with…

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50 FILMS FOR CHRISTMAS – PART 2 OF 10

The wife and I are really getting through these Christmas-related films in a real hurry. A real mixed sack of film presents here, one best…

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Posted in Christmas Movies

50 Films for Christmas – Part 1 of 10

We’ve only gone and done it again. A brand new movie marathon don’t you know. And as the Christmas decorations went up so early in…

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Posted in Director Interview Women

Interview: Barbara Ann O'Leary of Directed By Women

I spoke in depth to Barbara Ann O’Leary who created the Directed by Women initiative and website, an essential film-goers almanac. The pioneer talks a…

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Interview: Erik Anderson of AwardsWatch

AwardsWatch‘s head honcho Erik Anderson agreed to speak to me last week. I wanted to grill him on the whole awards season blogger progress and…

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Interview: Lynnaire MacDonald of Film Sprites PR

I spoke to Lynnaire MacDonald, founder of Film Sprites PR, a life-long writer and passionate film lover, about her background in film, and what propelled…

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60 Kick-Ass Female Film Characters – Part VI

Welcome back to the Kick-Ass Female Film Characters series after what felt like a long break. It takes all sorts as a woman to kick…

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Posted in Horror Movies

The Modern Evolution of Horror Films: 13 to Watch

Just at a surface glance, it’s interesting to see how American cinema has evolved since the millennium, particularly post-9/11. The most obvious change is the…

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60 Kick-Ass Female Film Characters – Part IV

Kick-ass female film characters can help catapult the rights of women all over the world. They can spend the weekend fighting for their own stability….

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